DDFire19

Friday, August 24, 2001 1:15 PM

No. B&M won't start builting shuttle rides. They aren't that kind of company. They go for full circuit rides. That's what they are known for. If someone wanted an impulse or an invertigo they'd go to INTAMIN or Vekoma. Yes I know that Vekoma and INTAMIN have SLCs. But you do see more B&M inverteds than SLC's, right? Although I do hope Vekoma stays in business cause they do a great job. Six Flags just needs to pay them for the coasters that were built. Jeeze. ----------------- Georgia Cyclone-The Most A Coaster Can BEEEEEEEE.

Compressed Airhead

Friday, August 24, 2001 1:50 PM

The same thing could have been said about flying coasters, guys. Of course there is a possibility that B&M might make shuttle coasters. As far as patents go, they are a funny thing. You can change a few insignificant detail and get your own patent for virtually the same thing. But anyway, do I think B&M will make coasters like that? Hard to say. But I do know that ruling it out completely is underestimating them.

CPgenius

Friday, August 24, 2001 6:46 PM

CoasterHut, I was wondered if anyone was going to bring that up...good point by the way. Intamin's track is super strong. It's vertical sprial sways a good foot or so, as does the other side. I bring this up because if B&M tried to make an impulse like Intamin's, they would need a stronger track. And trying to put supports on the track wouldn't help any because this would prevent the track from swaying, and would cause it to break.

NitroExplodes, don't be dissing him, he has a perfectly legitimate question.

DDFire19, what do you mean they aren't that type of company? They build coasters and they like to make money...I don't see a problem. Besides, you act like Vekoma and Intamin only build non-circuit coasters. They build full circuits just like the next guy, but it just depends on the type of ride the park wants.

Intamin has full circuit hypers/gigas, inverteds, and woodies, while Vekoma has full circuit fylers, and woodies.

B&M has just as much right building a flyer as they do an impulse (if they did it would be a new kind, not a copy of Intamin's).

lord shashire of bubbaland

GregLeg

Saturday, August 25, 2001 3:42 AM

B&M is certainly not going to build an "Invertigo". That's Vekoma's model name for a stock ride. Even if B&M were to design a shuttle ride of some sort, they wouldn't just knock off the Invertigo layout, and therefore wouldn't be building an Invertigo.

The same argument can probably be made for the Intamin Impulses. Even if B&M were to make an inverted launched shuttle, I'd expect it to be something different in terms of layout.

GregLeg

Sunday, August 26, 2001 1:45 PM

lord shashire of bubbaland said: well no duh they'd have to change the name and layout of the ride, or there's gonna be a lot of suing.

If you realized that, then why ask the question? If you change the name and layout, then you're not building an Invertigo or Impulse, so the point's moot. ----------------- --Greg My pageMy other pageAnd my coaster page